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SIXTY-SEVENTH YEAR

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1987

NUMBER NINE

The Honor System On Trial By Rotunda Staff brought before the SGA Senate On Wednesday, October 27, on Thursday October 28, the the Honor Board met as is the Rotunda h .s decided to pubcase most every week. On the lish an interview with Michael agenda was the discussion as to Clements, Chairman of the whether or not the Honor Sys- Honor Board. tem, as it was proposed to the Rotunda: What was the Student Government Associa- Honor Board's proposal to the tion in 1910, is still applicable in S.G A Senate? 1987. Clements: I went to the SenBased on the S.G.A. Consti- ate with our plan to spend tution which states "The Honor Honor Awareness Week disBoard shall have the power to cussing what the Board feels as establish programs, policies, the obvious benefits of being and guidelines for the publicity, judged by our peers in a student maintenance, and operation of run system as opposed to the the Longwood College Honor possible negative repercussions System," the 1987 Honor Board of abolishing the presently unanimously decided that such existing system. Then I suppose a decision, which could so dras- you could say I dropped the tically affect student life, should bomb and suggested on the be made by the student body as Board's behalf that at the end of a whole. In order to allow such Honor Awareness week we a major decision to be made by allow the students to vote by any group, the Board clearly means of referendum to affirm recognized its responsibility to the Honor System as it is see that that group be well edu- written in the SGA Constitution, cated. With that obligation in during the November 1 8 mind the Board also decided to elections. use Honor Awareness Week, Rotunda: What was the rewhich is scheduled for Novem- sponse of the Senate? ber 9-13, to offer programs to Clements: Well, the entire discuss and present various Senate was not present, but of angles to this issue. Due to the the members that were present controversy raised when the a great deal of concern lay in Board's intentions were allowing the student body to

make such a decision. They were worried that the students would take the issue very lightheartedly, and without full knowledge of all the variables to be considered would make an unthought-about, haphazard decision. Finally, after quite a bit of discussion the Senate voted not to place the referendum to confirm the Honor System on the November 18 ballot with a vote of 5 in favor, 7 against. Rotunda: What is the Honor Board's response to the Senate's decision? Clements: I haven't had an opportunity to discuss the Senate's decision with the Board. Although I personally feel like any time a government imposes any policy on their constituents without the confidence to ask for popular opinion, an oppressive government is at work. Rotunda: What are the Honor Board's plans at this point? Clements: Well the Senate did not strip the Board of its Constitutional rights. It only decided not to take an active role in our plans; ie, the referendum. The Board still plans to

use Honor Awareness Week to and administration is to conaddress the various opinions on firm that we as students not the issue of a student run only enjoy the atmosphere it Honor System. Then at the end provides, but are willing to of that week the Board will publicly support the Honor provide student body at large to System. Quite frankly, it is time either support or not support for the students to decide if they our Honor System. Although can except the "high standard such a means of formulating of integrity and moral obligastudent opinion can't, by itself, tions" that our Honor System change policy, the Board feels requires, and then be willing to that if the students do respond live with their decision. Rotunda: Is there anything in substantial numbers and the results are published, SGA will you would like to say in closbe forced to recognize the re- ing? sults and act accordingly. Clements: I would just like to Rotunda: Why is the Honor ask the students, on behalf of Board so determined to see this the Honor Board, please parhappen? ticipate actively in Honor Clements: The Honor Board Awareness Week. Think long has spent countess hours and a and hard about the decision great deal of money to talk you will be asked to make at the about the Honor System. Dur- end of that week, consider all ing last year's Honor Aware- the different opinions presented ness Week, the Honor Board to you and be willing to accept sponsored nine programs any decisions made which are which gave the students the based on the majority opinion opportunity to talk to everyone of you and your fellow stufrom the President on down dents. about the Honor System. The Board decided that all their talk is great if indeed the Honor System has the support of the entire college community. We feel the only way to get the complete support of the faculty

ALCOHOL AWARENESS NEWS FROM ABROAD UVA Policy Under The Gun where students are Longwood Next? institution as concerned with decisions By Cathy Gaughran The alcohol policy at The University of Virginia in Charlottesville was recently revamped to prohibit alcohol at any school sponsored events which could be attended by minors. Chip German, Director of The UVA News Office, revealed that last spring a task force was coordinated to review the university's facilities on a number of fronts. The most significant conclusion arrived at by the task force was that reform of the campus alcohol policy needed to be taken into consideration. As a result, UVA is now a "dry" campus. As can be expected at any

made that affect their lives, as the a students of UVA are, there was counteraction to this development. A petition drive was instigated, asking that the task force be allowed to reconvene and once again evaluate the policy. There are some changes in this new task force: the old task force involved no undergraduate students. According to Scott Butler, a member of the UVA student council, "This new task force has two under-21 grads on it: after all, they are the ones who are affected by the policy." Accompanying the rejuvenated force is a student group called ABSURD; Alcohol Busters Shouldn't Undermine

Responsible Drinking, whose outlaw campus drinking. name basically says it all. ABBoth ABSURD and the UVA SURD believes students can Student Council want to see at police themselves, giving the least the part of the new alcohol administration no reason to policy that is school-imposed

rather than state-imposed law done away with: state law allows for the no under-21 drinking part of UVA policy, but the (Continued on Page 8)

MWC Death Hits Home By MATT PETERMAN An 18-year-old student of Mary Washington College died two Saturdays ago due to alcohol poisoning. Christopher Goode died in his dorm room after becoming extremely intoxicated, reaching a blood alcohol level of 0.42, that subsequently caused his death. At Mary Washington, beer is the only alcoholic beverage allowed on campus for those who have reached drinking age of 21. According to a state forensic chemist, Goode probably had to drink about 21-22 ounces of 80

proof whiskey taking in consideration Goode's size. Apparently, Goode was drinking shots of whiskey and brandy at a party the night before. William M. Anderson, the college's president, feels that the school has a sound alcohol policy and no changes in it are expected. The college recognized that they will never be able to stop illegal drinking for most of it happens behind closed dormitory doors. The only way to do this would turn the college into a police state.

Mary Washington, like Longwood, was beginning its Alcohol Awareness campaign last week when knowledge of a student's death became available. His tragic death echoed a message of sad irony and also that educating students about alcohol is very important. Longwood last year won the Governor's Award for the best alcohol effort in the state, because it recognized that teaching students to act with responsibility for themselves and others when alcohol is concerned is a big priority.

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^ROTUINDA Box 1133 Longwood College Farmville Va. 23901 Editor In-Chief Cathy Gaughran Business Manager Jeffrey D Martin Features Editor Melissa Gibbs News Editor Matt Peterman Sports Editor Dave Larson Photography Editor Rob Smith Advertising Manager Somer Sloan Advertising Staff Kim Bunn Tim Guthrie Chapman Kester Laura Knoche Rob Liessem Jeff Robinson Faculty Adviser Bill Woods Student Adviser Kim Setzer Staff writers credited with byline on stories.

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Opinions expressed in the ROTUNDA do not necessarily ieflect those of the longwood College administration staff or students os a whole. Deadline for articles is 3 00 p.m Friday prior to the Tuesday publication date. Contributions handed in within 3 hours before deadline should be placed in the envelope on the Publications Of fice door in Lonkford letters personals etc are due on the office door by midnight Sunday

Letters to the Editor Editor, Tonight while walking across campus I had quite a scare. I was not actually threatened physically but my right to walk on campus undisturbed was threatened. Tonight I left North Cunningham from the back entrance on my way to a meeting at the B.S.U. center, when I was approached by three, young boys (teens) on the sidewalk. They asked me my name and where I was going and I quickly said "to a meeting" and kept walking. But they did not catch the clue. One of them insisted on walking with me even though I asked him not to. He was very friendly to me although I did not encourage him at all but told him he should go back to his friends. He asked lots of questions including where I was going. I told him I was late and friends were there expecting me. This did not bother him a bit. He walked all the way with me even up to the door continuing to encourage conversation. Luckily, he did not try to keep me from my meeting but by the time I got there I was very upset. I was not only mad at him for scaring me, but I was also upset at the fact that I had a good distance to walk and there just happened to be no one around that 1 could have asked for help if needed. Also, the sidewalks I had to walk were not lit and made the walk seem even more dangerous. I know you are probably thinking I asked for trouble by walking alone and maybe I did, but one thing is for sure - I won't ever again. I just want to let other girls on campus know - no matter now tough you think you are, no matter how fast you think you can run, don't take the chance of walking alone on the campus. I have never felt so frightened before as I did tonight, and I never want a friend of mine or other female bothered the same way - or maybe worse. A More Aware Student To the Rotunda: Being a member of CHI, I perhaps see this campus from a slightly altered perspective. Participating in CHI enables one to carry around a proud secret that others are blind to. This secret allows me to look objectively at campus goingson and see our school like only a few Longwood students are enabled to do. In looking through my secret, it seems Longwood happenings are not as pronounced in my vision as are student attitudes. Of course, to see spirited CHI watchers and other enthusiastic participants in the activ-

ity of our school serves as a reassurance of genuine school spirit and good feelings about our college. CHI has conditioned me to feel good about Longwood and all that it has to offer. I try to see the snags and hangups that occur as results of typical universal bureaucracy. Longwood is no worse than other institutions in regard to what can be disconcerting bureaucratic red tape. Perhaps, though, Longwood students have not realized that bureaucracy and an element of officialism are fundamental in the operation of an institution such as Longwood. This denial and expectation of simple perfection seems to be that which creates an underlying attitude of negativism among some students at Longwood. The CHI secret causes me to look at this college with a traditional view. I see Longwood as a small, simple, liberal arts college with much to offer my eager student. Academically, much can be gained if a student seizes the opportunity to employ the very elements that note Longwood as a small school and distinguish us from massquantity education factories. Also, Longwood offers social opportunities that huge, impersonal institutions are unable to offer. It seems that students who have been initially disconcerted by distracting bureaucracy have chosen to look no farther for the jewels of the college experience that Longwood has to offer. It is these attitudes that encourages the existence of CHI. The surreptitious workings of CHI serve to show students that the secret of Longwood does exist. Despite surface invisibility, there is a constant blue and white spirit surging beneath the bureaucracy. CHI's secrecy acknowledges that the spirit of Longwood is not constantly obvious and may be overshadowed by other concerns. For those who search, however, the effects of that spirit are not only obvious, but are also rewarding. This spirit is that which enables me, as a member of CHI, to see this campus a little differently. I am able to look past any disconcertments that ensue in my Longwood experience, and can see the positive influence of the Longwood spirit on my education. In the blue and white spirit, a member of CHI 1988 (name withheld for obvious reasons) To the Editor: I am writing in response to the editorial about the dining hall "serfs" with the nasty little tempers. If the employees have

an attitude problem it's not because of the management; it's because we spend anywhere from thirty minutes to an hour and a half on Sunday nights cleaning ••" ifter the students who don't have the energy to pick up their mess. Workers are cursed at for simply asking someone to pick up after themselves and then they begin to build an amusing little monument for us to remember them by. I would like to see the editor who wrote this article get her ass in the dining hall for just one week and see if she doesn't develop a bad attitude towards the "customer." The editor has also complained about food. Maybe better food could be bought, but a large part of the dining hall budget goes to student workers who have to pick up after other students. A lot more money could be spent on special events with good food but it's just not in the budget. If there are 20 workers on the weekend and

they work an hour extra to clean up all three days and for 15 weeks per semester at 3.35/hr., that comes out to $30015 spent. And that's only the weekend. It's the same for breakfast and lunch 5 days a week. Many have complained of Family Style dining. It is not up to ARA to decide - the administration sets the policies and ARA must follow these policies. So if the students of Longwood College wish to do away with family style they need to talk to the president. Your dining hall serf Dear Serf, I am sorry to see that you have misinterpreted my editorial of 10/27 - it was not you (the student employees) whose "tempers" I was poking fun at, and the term serf was used in a sympathetic way - or so I thought. Sorry for the ambiguity on my part - don't take it personally. As for seeing my

Dear Editor, The parking situation has steadily gotten worse over the years that I have been attending Longwood. I do not think it is fair that I or anyone else is being inconvenienced. Last Thursday was the straw that finally broke the camel's back. On Sunday, when I parked my car in the gravel parking lot near Her, there were plenty of spaces. When I went to move my car on Thursday, I could not get it out because of the way some of the cars were parked in that lot. Someone had blocked one entrance and the

other one was very tricky to get out of-almost impossible. Needless to say, I was furious. I went back to my room and called Campus Police. I then went down and waited by my car for them to help me get my car out of the lot. When campus police arrived, it took the officer and me 15 minutes to get my car out. I would like to thank him for his help. Also, to the person who has the answer to this question. When is Longwood going to solve this growing inconvenience of parking on campus. An Infuriated Driver

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Update The System, Please There is an unfulfilled need in this country's education system. Instruction on the most recent events in our history is virtually non-existent at all levels, college included. The typical high school American History program runs only to FDR and the New Deal by the end of the school year. Rarely is a follow-up course on events after the New Deal offered. Perhaps the US has accumulated enough of a history' to merit starting a new required history class. The format could be one of current events, preceded by background information of occurrences that have led to present situations over the past forty years. Why is our immediate past ignored, while George, Thomas, and the rest of the gang are shoved down our throats numerous times during our school years? Students must be sick of the Constitution by the time they've studied it three or four times during their lives _ this school year in particular. What about Watergate? Most people under the age of 25 or so are clueless when a name like Bob Woodward is mentioned - How about Vietnam? Watts? The Red Scare? Young inquiring minds want to know.

A Commentary: Is Longwood A "Utopia" College? I have heard from time to time that Longwood College has been referred to a a suitcase college (a college where on weekends students "pack-up" and go off to various places: home, other schools etc.) However, recently it seems that this has been making a slight turnaround. Now I find, there are people who are "packing up" to come here to Longwood, believe it or not! Many have often complained in the past that there is nothing to do here on the weekends, so they feel they must seek entertainment elsewhere. This makes sense; however, this

year there are a lot of new faces here on weekends. More surprisingly, these faces belong to students who attend those colleges I found Longwood students to be "road-tripping" to in the past. When I approached these nameless faces at various functions and questioned them on their whereabouts, they claimed to be from such schools as James Madison University, Radford and Virginia Tech. What I want to know is, why would those who attend the "party schools" we roadtrip to, be coming to Longwood on the weekends? Could it be that socially we are all basically in the same predicament, always looking for the "utopia college"? Or is this just a temporary occurrence based on the more recent well-publicized weekends? Oktoberfest was a prime example. Longwood became a city within itself. Everything you could ask for in the social scene was right at your fingertips. It was very peculiar to see how many people were roaming around campus that weekend. I wonder if this has all been merely a fluke? Once the weather gets colder, will Longwood students be reverting to their old ways, or will there be more Longwood students taking on a new attitude? Taylor Stephans

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PERSONALS

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By KRISTINA M. SMALL As a member of the short-lived Go-Go's, Belinda Carlisle's music was fun and had no hidden meanings. Songs such as "Skidmards on My Heart", "Beatnick Beach" and "Cool Jerk" were characteristic of their style. When Belinda went solo after the break up of the Go-Go's, her music took on a more definite pop sound as she strived to be accepted as a solo artist and shed the reputation of a leader of an all girl band. Her first album, "Belinda" was a step in that direction, producing one hit single, "Mad About You". Her new album, "Heaven on Earth" has already produced a single "Heaven is a Place on Earth" that is in the top 20. This album will likely be more successful than her first solo effort. Part of the credit for that success should go to Charolette Caffey, also a former Go-Go, who co-wrote four of the songs and to Thomas Dolby and Stevie Nicks who helped out on the album. The album consists mainly of pop love songs that depict the trials and tribulations of relationships. In "Circle In the Sand" Belinda's sometimes quivering voice is strong and full of feeling as it describes unending devotion. On the same note there are "World Without You", a song about the worthlessness of life without the one you love and a song Dear Teresa - Congrats on seemingly about independence, "Nobody owns me (but you)". the surprise of 2 weeks ago! I "Should I Let You In" is a timely song that questions intimacy in a had a feeling about the two of society that has become socially cautious. you. Now, I guess, it's "Mrs. One song that stands out from all the others is Belinda's cover Chapman" or bust, huh? - Love of Cream's late 60s hit "I Feel Free", a song that evokes the attiya, Angelia tudes and feelings prevelent in the sixties.

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Alcohol Awareness Week may be over, but the choices and issues raised by the week's events will continue to be relevant throughout the year. In order to continue to promote alcohol awareness, student organizations are encouraged to plan and implement an alcohol education program some time between now and Thanksgiving Break. If you and your organization would like to be eli-

gible for one of three cash prizes, call the Student Development Office (392-9207) to register your program. Programs will be judged on 99 the following criteria: 1) originality 2) quality of effort Be the first one to return 3) participation " your correct guess and win 4) promotes responsible use a free Coke from the Lancer or non-use of alcohol Cafe'. Send your guess to Box Prizes will be as follows: 1st Place-$150, 2nd Place-$100, 1133. Last week's winner * tor the second time in a row and 3rd Place-$50. For more information, "", was Robert George. The photo please contact the Student Dewas taken under the colon- velopment Office (392-9207) or the Student Services Office nades. (392-9210).

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Player Of The Week

Senior field hockey forward Traci Strickland notched her ninth assist of the season in a 40 win over Mary Washington Sunday, setting a new Longwood record for assists in a season. For her performance, Strickland has been named Longwood College Player of the Week for the period October 25-November 1. Strickland, Longwood's alltime leader in assists, actually broke her own record for assists in a season. She collected 8 last year to establish the record and surpassed it Sunday with her ninth of the season.

A four-year starter at Longwood, Strickland also scored 8 goals this season, giving her a career total of 24. "Traci plays a superb right wing position," says coach Sue Finnie. "She has excellent stickwork and a strong center pass. A foreign language major who plans to become a teacher, Strickland was named to the All-District III GTE-CoSIDA Academic All-America team last spring. She is a graduate of Bayside High School in Virginia Beach.

Hockey Team Finishe8 Seagon On An Up-Note Sunday, Longwood notched its seventh shutout of the season in beating Mary Washington. Beanie Felch, Traci Strickland and Kris Meaney scored first half goals and Bingler added a goal in the second half. Strickland, Felch and Theresa Labyak had assists. Strickland ended the season with a record nine assists, one more than the record of 8 she collected last season. She also had 8 goals for the year. Sunday's game marked the final appearance for seniors Bingler, Strickland, Labyak, Meaney, Claye Conkwright and Becky Hardin. "The senior leadership on this year's team was terrific," said Finnie. "I couldn't have asked for a better group of kids. Not only was this year's team one of the best in Longwood history, it was also one of the nicest." Longwood outscored the opposition 50-21 for the year. The 50 goal total is the third highest goal total in school history. Virginia Commonwealth rallied from 1-0 deficit with three second-half goals and defeated Longwood 3-2 in a rainsoaked game last Tuesday in

Richmond. Celeste Lloyd scored from 40 yards out on a side-in from Meaney to give Longwood a 1-0 lead at the half. After VCU tied the game early in the second half, Liz Annet scored on an assist from Goetz to put the Lady Lancers up 2-1. Annet ended the season with 10 goals, tops for the Lady Lancers. The Rams came back with two goals, one on a corner and another on a penalty stroke, to take the victory. Longwood notched impressive wins over Davis and Elkins, 2-1 Saturday, and Mary Washington, 4-0 Sunday, to close out the 1987 season with a 13-6-1 record. The 13 wins was the highest victory total for a Lady Lancer team since the 1975 squad finished 16-5-4. Diane Brown and Laura Goetz on an assist from Diane Bingler scored first half goals Saturday as Longwood edged Davis and Elkins, a team which had beaten Virginia 3-0. Goalkeeper Kim Howells made a game-saving play in the first half when she dived to stop a penalty stroke. "It was a big win for us," said coach Sue Finnie. "We played really well."

By JOYCE LAMOND The Country's first program to be accredited with a singular degree in Therapeutic Recreation was recently considered for re-accreditation and Longwood's Health, Physical Education and Recreation is proud to announce that the program has once again met the standards. The good news was announced at the National Recreation and Parks Association Conference in New Orleans September 17th. Representing Longwood at the conference were Dr. Judy Johnson, Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Department Chair; Janet Merling, Therapeutic Recreation Program Director, and Rena Koesler, Therapeutic Recreation instructor. The Therapeutic Recreation Curriculum was first accredited in 1982 by the Council on Accreditation sponsored by the National Recreation and Park Association. To prepare for reaccreditation the Therapeutic Recreation program completed a self-study. In the spring of 1987, Dr. Ann James of Clemson University, the continuing Accreditation Representative, visited Longwood Campus to review the program. Dr. James seemed very pleased with her findings in her report to the council she stated "The depth and breadth of the Therapeutic Recreation Curriculum enables preparation...to a level that is not exceeded anywhere." The preparation of a career in Therapeutic Recreation includes Therapeutic Recreation in a Medical Setting, Leader and Group Dyanamics, Supervision and Administration of Recreation, Developmental and Adaptive Activities, and two eight to ten week internships. Dr. James is once again quoted, "preparation in Therapeutic Recreation is unsurpassed as attested to by the intern supervisors and employers of Longwood graduates." Last year over 90% of the Therapeutic Recreation graduates were placed in jobs in their major field of study. A few of the jobs were in Psychiatric Hospitals, Children and Adult Rehabilitation Centers, Camp settings, Correctional Services, and Community Recreation resources. For more information about the curriculum please contact Janet Merling at 392-9266. The Therapeutic Recreation Department has been granted accreditation until 1992. The Longwood Therapeutic Recreation Students would like to thank their Therapeutic Recreation staff and the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department for their hard work and outstanding support!

Recreation 375, "Leadership Development Through Wilderness Pursuits" is no longer a brand new addition to the HPER Department curriculum. This spring semester will be the 2nd consecutive year that this unique combination of adventure and leadership development will be offered. Unlike many of the courses taught here at Longwood College, this course will be based on experiential learning. Ropes course activities, backpacking, rockclimbing, rappelling, orienteering, outdoor cooking, and evacuation techniques are among come of the activities students will be involved in. Much of these topicareas will be covered in an outdoor environmem with nearly half of the course time spent out of class. Along with class sessions, there will be a backpacking trip, rockclimbing trip, and several day trips that will combine experience, knowledge, and skill, all of which are essential prerequisites to becoming a competent outdoor leader. The focus of the course will be on group enteraction skills as

well as individual competencies, as both areas are dependent on each other when successfully leading groups safely into the wild outdoors. With the support and encouragement from group members, students will have the opportunity to develop a leadersh'p style which enhances self-confidence in making sound decisions. No previous experience is necessary upon entering the COUTM. Students who are genuinely interested in this dynamic leadership course are required to be in good academic standing and to participate in an interview process before registering for the course. Any student, faculty, or staff members who have quest. ,ns regarding the course, may contact Ms. Rena Koesler, Lancer HallRoom 131, or call 392-9266. A special slide presentation will be shown on Wednesday Nov. 5 in Bedford Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. This 25 minute elide presentation will provide you with a visual explanation of what you can expect from this wilderness course.

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Soccer Team Wins Over CNC As Posipanko Nabs 100th Victory

Dear Gipper - Who do you think will win the Heisman Trophy? It's a very close race for the award this year. - WHO KNOWS Your right: it's tough right now to pick a winner. The candidates are also playing well. I believe that Notre Dame's AllAmerican wide receiver Tim Brown will win the Heisman. He has had an outstanding year so far, but they have yet to play the big games on their schedule. Dear Gipper - What do you think about the incident involving Steve Bucknall and J. R. Reid, basketball players for U.N.C.? I think the whole subject is ridiculous and blown out of proportion. I want to know why two North Carolina basketball players were in a bar at all. They're supposed to be getting ready for the season. Dean Smith does not seem to De keeping tabs on his players.

Longwood got a pair of assists from All-America candidate Ray Jones and goals from Jeff Robinson and Bill Moore enroute to a 2-0 soccer victory over Christopher-Newport Saturday afternoon on the Lancers' home field. The win boosted Longwood, ranked ninth last week in Division II, to 12-3-1 with two regular season games remaining. Coach Rich

Posipanko also claimed his 100th triumph Saturday. Since coming to Longwood in 1979, Posipanko has led Longwood to a 100-44-19 mark and three state titles. With Saturday's win, Longwood may be on the verge of receiving its first bid to the NCAA Division II Playoffs. The Lancers host Averett Wednesday at 3:00 and visit rival Randolph-Macon for a 2:00 game

Lady Lancer Basketball Gearing Up For Season

Dear gipper - What do you think about the NFL's new 50 man roster? -CONCERNED FAN I think it is a great addition. This gives the teams a chance to get people on the roster to help them, and some of those replacement players will get another chance to place in the NFL. Dear Gipper - Well, the Twins finally won the World Series. Do you think they can do it again? Tom Kelly is a great manager. TWIN FANATIC It's true, Tom Kelly did a super job this year: he got the Twins a Championship. The Twins' chances of repeating are slim to none. These days competition is too good for a team to repeat as champs in back to back years. To have your sports questions answered by The Gipper just leave the questions in an envelope entitled SPORTS TALK at the Rotunda Newspaper office.

l»87-«» Lunuwuuu CHEERLEADERS - First row (1 to r) Kathy Cannon, Taddy Espigh, Kim Cecil, Angela Kocher, Michelle Chenault, Dana Peaks. Second row - Jennifer Crawford, Trudy Jenkins, Amy Harrell, Karen C.roome, Shirley Carter, Jaime Shearls, Becky Crafton, Micelle Bartlett, Tracy McCarthy, Third row - Darren McCauley, John Winston, Hugh Calder, Ellery Bradley, Steve Gibbons. Cheerleader advisors are Mildred Johnson, Rhonda Adams and Charles Warner.

Longwood (irupplers Open Season Saturday Longwood opens its 1987-88 wrestling season Saturday in the Winston-Salem State Tournament starting at 9 a.m. The numbers say that Longwood wrestling is getting stronger each year, but an especially tough schedule may prevent this year's squad from topping last year's all-time best 9-4 dual match mark. Coach Steve Nelson, who guided the Lancers to a Virginia College Division Tournament

title last season, brought in an all-time high 20 new recruits. Currently, 27 grapplers are hitting the mat, giving Nelson the most depth he has had in seven years at Longwood. "We are deep in several weight classes," said Nelson, "and we have some outstanding individuals, but as a team we'll be very young. Plus, we have a tremendously difficult schedule. It's the best schedule we've had."

Sunday afternoon to wrap up the regular season. Now 3-0 in the Virginia Intercollegiate Soccer Association Eastern Division, Longwood is virtually assured of a return trip to the VISA (state) playoffs. First round VISA games are scheduled for Wednesday, November 11. The NCAA Division II Soccer Championship will include 12 teams. Three teams each will come from the Northeast, Central and West regions, and two teams will be picked from the South region, of which Longwood is a member. One team will be selected nationally on an at-large basis. Only three Virginia colleges have ever been represented in the NCAA Division II soccer tournament. James Madison was chosen in 1972, RandolphMacon and Old Dominion in 1975 and Randolph-Macon again in 1976. ODU had the best showing, advancing to the quarterfinals. Should Longwood receive a berth in the tournament, it would be the first time in 11 years that a Virginia team has been selected. Posipanko expects to receive word about a bid to the NCAA Playoffs by Sunday. "We have a good chance, but nothing is certain at this point," said the Longwood coach. "There are several teams in contention, so well just have to wait and see."

1987-88 LADY LANCER BASKETBALL- First row (1 to r) Head Coach Shirley Duncan, manager Michael Phillips, Ann Callaham, Angie Hill, Jil Everett, Barbie Burton, Annette Easterling, Angie Middleton, scorekeeper Michelle Krolikowski, Assistant Coach Loretta Coughlin. Second row - Aretha Johnson, Alison Walek, Kita Chambers, Sandy Rawdon, Dee McDaniels, Carmille Barnette, India Walton. Student assistant coach Phil Lassiter was absent. Longwood's 1987-88 Caren Forbes and Karen Boska, women's basketball team will one of the program's top allfeature a blend of youth and time centers who is now playexperience as the Lady Lancers ing in Belgium. Forbes scored seek to better last season's 13-14 16 ppg. and handed out 161 asrecord. Fifth year head coach sists last year while Boska avShirley Duncan (53-54) has eraged 12.4 ppg. and 9.3 rpg. "We have some big holes to seven veterans from last seafill, but we have a number of son, a two-year performer back after a year's absence, and four people who are eager to try. The team has been working promising freshmen. The Lady Lancers open the hard. We're looking forward to season November 20-21 in the the start of the season." Mount Olive Tournament, after hosting the Blue Angels in an exhibition game November 15. Duncan feels the upcoming campaign will provide plenty of challenges. In fact, the Lady Lancers will be playing on the road 18 times in a 26-game regular season schedule. "I think, first of all, we're real (Until November 10) excited about our new people," said Duncan. "We have some quality freshmen, but we lost 2 LARGE quite a bit from last season." Longwood will have to do PIZZAS WITH 1 TOPPING without career scoring leader

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Beyond Longwood Variety, Nutrition, And Budget December 7th Summit And Ginsburg By MATT PETERMAN U President Reagan and Soviet Leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev are expected to meet on December 7th to sign a treaty to ban intermediate range nuclear weapons. In a letter to President Reagan, Gorbachev said it would take some weeks to iron out the details. The Reagan administration is optimistic about the meeting, however, the missile cuts were not as much as either side wanted. The agreement eliminates medium range missiles with ranges between 300 and 3000 miles. Reagan said he would not give up the space based missile defense program, S.D.I. It was this very point that many thought would be a major snag to any agreement. The Soviets are reportedly developing their own. The democrats response to the proposed treaty has been of cautious optimism. Sam Nunn,

For the first time ever, Longwood is running a Jeopardy Show. The contest is free to enter and is open to all Longwood students. There will be a test administered on Wednesday, November 4th in Lancer room 207 at 6:00. All of the questions have been written by our faculty members. The questions are brief and multiple choice. The top three scores will qualify to be in the show held Wednesday, November 11 in Bedford Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The show is open for all to attend. The host of the show is former Longwood student and current assistant of admissions, Benji Smith. The prizes will be as follows: 1st place: $75.00 2nd place: $50.00 3rd place: $25.00 All are encouraged to participate. Questions should be directed to Beth Peat 3927406 or Box 930. •r. ■ 7.- .'t\~ ■-);■- "y\\ ■' •■

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A Critique Of ARA COMMENTAR Y

D-GA., Chairman of The Armed Services Committee says the summit should be cancelled if any agreement cannot if an agreement cannot be totally put in order. ] President Reagan chose his newest nominee for the vacant spot on The Supreme Court on Thursday, a week after his last nominee, Robert H. Bork, was rejected by the Senate. He chose Douglas H. Ginsburg, 41, who is also a strong conservative. Reagan called for a quick confirmation process from The Senate Judiciary Committee. He expressed his hopes in his weekly radio address to the nation: "As the Senate takes up Judge Ginsburg's nomination, I hope that it will join me in defending the integrity and independance of the American system of Justice against the kind of campaign of pressure politics, we saw during the consideration of Judge Robert Bork's nomination."

ATTENTION! Elections for: Honor Board, Judicial Board, and Senate Positions (see handbook for details) are approaching! Petitions are available in the information office! Petitions are due back in the information office on Nov. 13 by 5:00 p.m.! NO EXCEPTIONS! V,' . ° - . •2JV2JSV~T

The Student Excursion Club's camping trip to Holliday Lake over the weekend of October 23-25 was a great success: despite the seasonablycool weather, all of our members who participated enjoyed themselves on our Club's first off-campus activity. Student Excursion is open to all currently-enrolled Longwood College students. We sponsor both on- and off- campus activities to get students involved with one another, and have many exciting plans for this school year. Our meetings are held every Tuesday night, 6:00 p.m. in the Red/White/Green Rooms in Lankford. Please attend!

By MATT PETERMAN With AR.A on the verge of continuing its annoyingly repetitious menus, The Rotunda decided to critique the dining hall in an attempt to point out its successes and flaws. If debate could be affected in any place on campus-maybe some ideas would trickle down to the director and these problems that seem to plague the dining hall from year to year can be changed. Before I start to doing any pointing, let me say that the ultimate boss of any business is the consumer. Students must realize that when problems occur that they must find the manager on duty and alert them to this fact. If enough students complain about something at the point when it happens, something can be done to correct the situation then, rather than waiting for the next time, hoping it will not repeat is just not very effective.

ART WORKS, INC. will be having a meeting on Wednesday, November 4th at 5:30 p.m. in the art club lounge in Bedford.

Lisa Loudermilk, a Longwood College senior, will present a tuba recital at Longwood on Sunday, Nov. 8. Miss Loudermilk, a music education major from Lexington, will perform Mozart's "Serenade"; Paul Hindemith's "Sonata for Bass Tuba and Piano"; and "Tuba Rhapsody" by Clare Grundman, among other pieces. She will be assisted by pianist Nancy Sherman and the Longwood Brass Ensemble. The recital is set for 4 p.m. in Molnar Recital Hall, in Wygal Building. It is free and open to the public. ' ~-j-~*/| ~ '"■■' ' •*"--

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A.R.A. contends that if students want their voice heard they should go to the Dining Hall Committee meetings and let them know. Let's face it, this committee on the surface is a great idea and it looks good— -but since no one really attends these meetings how good is it? Students must complain on the spot, just as they would if it were a restaurant. In reality, one may choose not to come back to a faulty restaurant, but this situation is different since A.R.A. is handed to the student without recourse. A.R.A. does keep the menus varied to a certain degree, but quality gets lost at this point. Using Wednesday October 22 as a starting point to give them credit for the birthday dinner, let's take a look at variety with respect to the main courses that seem to repeat with frequency throughout the week. Chicken related foods occur 5 days in that week, hamburger

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related foods occur in 4, potatoes occur in 6, and misc fried foods occur in 7. These are taken without regard to breakfast which many of students don't eat, even if they have the 19-meal plan, The majority of the food served is fried and as even the worst nutritionist will recognize that food prepared in this manner may taste good but it promotes heart disease, According to The American Heart Association, this disease is responsible for killing more people than any other, yet the. majority of students claim they eat more fatty foods than non. I firmly believe that A.R.A. does think of each meal in relation to the next, trying to incorporate the four basic food groups into them. True, the food is available in the dining hall to eat a balanced diet, but it is presented in such a way that hardly anyone does. It is just to easy to get the saturated fats served in the main line. A.R.A. does stick to its own prescribed budget by buying in bulk and planning how to use these bulk items so that they can be stretched out for a week as witnessed by the frequency in which these items are served. They take in account the season because these foods are usually cheaper when they are in season. Sticking to a budget is nice only to the point that variety doesn't suffer. And (Continued on Page 8 '

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Turkey Walk Is For Everyone By MATT PETERMAN The American Heart Association is waging a nationwide fight against cardiovascular disease. It is sponsoring a TURKEY WALK in an attempt to get everyone involved and somewhat aware of its impact on their lives. These diseases are responsible for killing more people each year than all other causes of death combined. They have the goal of reducing

premature death and disability from heart diseases and to do this funds are needed, thus the TURKEY WALK. "The TURKEY WALK is something for everyone: students, children, and adults," said Anne H. Huffman, Assistant Professor of Physical Education. She also says that there is no requirement of how far one must walk, just that everyone try, and in doing so get as

CAREER NIGHT IN BUSINESS Monday, November 9, 1987 Bedford Building 5:00-5:45 - Dinner for Guests - Virginia Room PROGRAM Session i - Bedford Auditorium 6:00 - MAXIMIZING YOUR OPPORTUNITIES Ms. Barbara Wolfe Staffing Specialist Philip Morris, USA Richmond, VA 6:45 - Graduate/Professional School Opportunities Dr. Wayne McWee Associate Vice President - Academic Affairs Longwood College Farmville, VA 7:00 - Opportunities in Management Information Systems Ms. Nancy Craig ('86) Systems Analyst Advanced Technology Reston, VA Session II 7:20 - 8:00 Management/Marketing - Bedford Auditorium Management Duke Rollins ('83) Vice President of Distribution Alexandria Drafting Co/Atlas Map Distributors Alexandria, VA Marketing Ms. Mary Mclntyre Manager, Market Analysis Best Products Co., Inc. Richmond, VA Accounting/Finance - Room 205 - (2nd Floor) Accounting Robert M. Moore, Jr. Eggleston, Smith, Hall, Cotman and Co. Newport News, VA Finance Ms. Susan Harwood Asst. Vice President and Manager First Federal Savings & Loan Farmville, VA Session III 8:00 - Reception - Bedford Foyer Sponsored by: Office of Career Planning and Placement School of Business Delta Sigma Pi

many pledges as possible to support the effort. To participate in the TURKEY WALK, get a hold of a participation form at Lancer Gym or contact your Physical Education or Health teacher. Then, find sponsors who will pledge a certain amount of money for each mile completed. Several options exist, for instance, pledges will be computed on how much distance one goes, instead of having to go a certain distance to collect. Also, single donations to the cause will be substitutable for a pledge. The TURKEY WALK will take place Sunday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m., everyone meeting at the Roses parking lot. The walk consists of a five-mile course. The event offers some prizes and include: $50 and a LongSleeve Shirt, $100, T-Shirt and Turkey; $250, T-Shirt, Turkey and Warm-Up Suit; $450, All of the above plus Radio Headphones.

A Critique Of ARA (Continued from Page T.) variety does suffer when certain foods on the menu are constantly repeating and boring the student to the point where he or she will begin tossing it into the garbage. Is this very cost effective? A.R.A. has caught itself in a trap that they felt certain would never happen. They were trying to abide by the students likes and dislikes in attempt to please the student. They did a good job until the repetition factor came into play, thus boring the student with what he or she once liked. A.R.A. must reassess their menus and start over from scratch in order to come up with some fresh menu ideas and implement them at once, not slowly phase them in. They have just received a very lucrative multi-million dollar contract, beating out Marriott Corporation on other areas that did not pertain to food-the very fact that it should pertain to. A.R.A. promised to purchase new items to make the dining

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UVA ALCOHOL POLICY (Continued from Page 1) no drinking for anyone at school functions comes from The recently rejuvenated the administration and could Longwood chapter of Lambda probably be viewed as unlawIota Tau, the honorary literary fully imposed. fraternity initiated four new members on Wednesday, Oct. 21. One unofficial member was also formally enrolled at this ceremony. Current students Dawn Breathwaite, Cathy Gaughman, Melissa Gibbs and Julia Polvent were the only eligible language majors who chose to join LIT this semester. Bess Stephens, a graduate who had .prÂŤvÂťcmsly fulfilled requirements for membership but was never officially initiated was included in the induction. There are a number of other students who are eligible to be members of Lambda Iota Tau. "Pledges" must have a 3.0 average in all English classes and an overall GPA of 2.8 after completing at least four literature courses. The objectives of LIT include promoting extra-curricular reading and study of literature in the college, stimulating effective self-expression through speech and writing, and giving support to the college magazine, The Gyre. LIT will be initiating again on January 20. Interested parties should contact moderator Priscilla Ord in Grainger across from the language lab, or LIT President, Susan Alonso.

hall look better while Marriott wasn't committed to this principle as A.R.A. obviously was. A.R.A. is a good service, but there are many areas that have to be improved to bring them around. Students must complain to the management when a problem exists so it won't be a problem any more, thus ridding the school of the useless Dining Hall Committee. The menus must be of a new variety or quality will slip out of control further. Consistent with this is nutritional value of the food served. The food should be served as a nourishing substance that is eaten to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc., not as a temporary stomach filler as is the case now. They must eliminate waste at their level thus relieving at the students level with regarding to throwing food away. This would make it a more cost-effective approach that would make A.R.A. employees happier, and ultimately the consumer-the student.

The decisions made concerning the alcohol policy at UVA could have repercussions at other small and middle-sized colleges in the state, Longwood included.